Philip Harries
# Philip Harries

Philip Harries (born 7 April 1966) is a British athlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 400m hurdles and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh.

## Athletics

Harries was UK junior and senior champion in the 400 hurdles event in 1985 and 1988. He also competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada for Wales in the 400m hurdles event and was the Welsh record holder in that event from 1988 to 1999.

As a 400m hurdler he represented Great Britain in Seoul, South Korea at the summer games in 1988 finishing fifth in his heat.

## Bobsleigh

Fourteen years later he competed at the 2002 winter games in Salt Lake City, USA in the 4 man bobsleigh event, finishing in 13th place in the GB2 sled. Harries also spent 3 seasons competing for GB in the bobsleigh World Cup.

## Teaching

Philip worked as a Design and Technology teacher at Tupton Hall School.

